Aleksandr Kurlovich

Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kurlovich (Russian: Александр Николаевич Курлович, English Alternate: Alexander Kurlovich,[3] 28 July 1961 – 6 April 2018[1]) was a Soviet weightlifter. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Grodno.[1]

Aleksandr Kurlovich
Born
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kurlovich

(1961-07-28)28 July 1961
Grodno, Soviet Union
Died6 April 2018(2018-04-06) (aged 56) [1]
Grodno, Belarus
Nationality Soviet Union
Other namesAlexander Kurlovich
OccupationOlympic weightlifting
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Olympic medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Seoul+110 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal – second place1983 Moscow+110kg
Gold medal – first place1987 Ostrava+110kg
Gold medal – first place1989 Athens+110kg
Gold medal – first place1991 Donaueschingen+110kg
European Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal – second place1983 Moscow+110kg
Gold medal – first place1989 Athens+110kg
Gold medal – first place1990 Aalborg+110kg
USSR Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place1983 Moscow+110kg
Silver medal – second place1984 Minsk+110kg
Silver medal – second place1987 Arkhangelsk+110kg
Gold medal – first place1989 Frunze+110kg
Gold medal – first place1991 Donetsk+110kg
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 Barcelona+110 kg
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
5th 1996 Atlanta +108kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 Istanbul+108kg

In 2006 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[4] He was caught in 1984 entering Canada with $10,000 worth of anabolic steroids that he wanted to sell to fellow weightlifters.

Career

Kurlovich had twelve world records to his name.[5]

As of 2019, only four men (Antonio Krastev of Bulgaria, Behdad Salimi of Iran, Gor Minasyan of Armenia, and Georgian world-record holder Lasha Talakhadze) have ever snatched more than his 215 kg, only six men (Soviet teammates Sergey Didyk, Anatoly Pisarenko and Leonid Taranenko, Andrei Chemerkin of Russia, Talakhadze of Georgia, and Hossein Rezazadeh of Iran) have ever lifted a clean and jerk of more than his 260 kg, and only Talakhadze, Rezazadeh, and Taranenko have totalled more than the 472.5 kg that Kurlovich lifted to win the 1987 World Championship. (Taranenko won 1987 World Championship)[6]

Honors

Weightlifting achievements
  • Olympic champion (1988 and 1992);
  • Senior world champion (1987, 1989, 1991 and 1994);
  • Set twelve world records during his career.

Career bests
  • Snatch: 215.0 kg in Athens 1989 World Weightlifting Championships.
  • Clean and jerk: 260.0 kg in Ostrava 1987 World Weightlifting Championships.
  • Total: 472.5 kg (212.5 + 260.0) 1987 in Ostrava in the class more than 110 kg.[8]

Death

Kurlovich died on 6 April 2018 in Grodno, Belarus. He was 56.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
1988South Korea Seoul, South Korea+110 kg202.5207.5212.51245.0250.0250.01462.51st place, gold medalist(s)
1992Spain Barcelona, Spain+110 kg195.0200.0205.01237.5245.0250.014501st place, gold medalist(s)
1996United States Atlanta, United States+108 kg195.0195.0195.04230.0247.5--7425.05
World Championships
1983Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union+110 kg1952002052nd place, silver medalist(s)245245262.52nd place, silver medalist(s)450.02nd place, silver medalist(s)
1987Czechoslovakia Ostrava, Czechoslovakia+110 kg205210 212.52nd place, silver medalist(s)247.5 2602662nd place, silver medalist(s)472.5 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
1989Greece Athens, Greece+110 kg202.5210.0215.01st place, gold medalist(s)240.0245.0262.51st place, gold medalist(s)460.01st place, gold medalist(s)
1991Germany Donaueschingen, Germany+110 kg195.0202.5205.01st place, gold medalist(s)237.5250.0262.51st place, gold medalist(s)455.01st place, gold medalist(s)
1994Turkey Istanbul, Turkey+108 kg197.5203.0 WR205.0 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)240.0250.5 WR253.0 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)457.5 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. Ушел титан. В Гродно скончался знаменитый тяжелоатлет Александр Курлович (in Russian)
  2. Aleksandr Kurlovich biography and Olympic Results
  3. International Olympic Committee – Athletes
  4. "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  5. "Статья на сайте Национального олимпийского комитета Республики Беларусь". Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  6. Aleksandr Kurlovich: I myself have been in the shoes of an athlete, and always on his side
  7. National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
  8. "Aleksandr Kurlovich". Lift Up. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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